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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Sunday Aguba" <sunday_aguba@vtxfree.ch>
Reply-To: sunday_aguba@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 11:52:09 +0200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME.
From the Desk of Dr.Sunday Aguba.
B.sc.(UNN);Msc;Ph.D;Mnim;Mica
Executive Director of the project and
Engr.Department(N.N.P.C).
ATTN;DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Although this letter may come to you as surprise but please accept this
as an introduction of myself and a request for urgent attention.I got your
address and necessary information through business consultant of my Ministry
(NNPC) whose duty it is arrange for international engagement in and outside
my Ministry but sincerely speaking, the details proposal of this letter
was not disclose to him due to it?s confidential nature.Briefly, may I take
the liberty to ntroduce myself as the Deputy Director of the Project and
Engineering Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
I am privileged to be the Chairman to audit and review payment of foreign
contractors.
I carried out an Internal Audit with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) only to discover the sum US$4.4M (Four million four hundred thousand
United State Dollars only). Outstanding. I inform the director general whose
duty it is to oversea the daily activities of the corporation. I asked him
of his opinion over the discovered fund, he confirmed that and having confirmed
the political situation in our country and my position as the Chairman of
the Federal Contract Review
Committee we arrive at the conclusion to use this opportunity to ensure
future by remitting the fund to a trusted person or company's account outside
Nigeria for our own use.All we are looking is a trustworthy and honest foreign
partner whom we can use his company or individual account to get this outstanding
fund remitted oversea.On my side, this is a lifetime opportunity considering
the economic problem in Nigeria and
we cannot afford to let it go. Being civil servant we are not allow to operate
a foreign account or own foreign company hence my picking you and your company
for this transaction. Hoping you will assist me with every confidentiality.
As a matter of fact, all modalities for the successful transfer of this
money have been worked out, the present Civilian Government has approved
the payment of all foreign contractors and this US$4.4M outstanding is included,
so if this project attracts your interest then 30% of the total fund will
be given to you as your share for using your account, 60% goes to us the
officials and the remaining 10% has been mapped out to cover all the
expenses to be incurred by both parties during the course of this transaction,
I have in plan to invest some of my share in your country with your help
in this view, you are required to provide the following:
1. Bank Name and Address where the money will be remitted.
2. Your Account Number
3. Beneficiary's Name and Address
4. Your official and private Telephone and Fax Number
I am looking forward to your favourable response. Till I hear from
you.
Yours faithfully,
Dr.Sunday Aguba.
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